Brendan Loughnane earned six factors in a victory Saturday in Chicago. The win didn’t come with out some controversy.
Within the 2024 PFL 3 co-main occasion, Loughnane (28-5) defeated Pedro Carvalho (13-9) with punches at 1:26 of Spherical 1. The stoppage by referee Kevin MacDonald was controversial within the eyes of many viewers.
Loughnane shocked Carvalho in one of many opening exchanges. Carvalho spent a lot of the brief, 86-second combat attempting to climate the storm. When he fell on his again, Loughnane threatened punches from a standing place. After Loughnane landed a number of punches, Carvalho dove for a foot as Loughnane hit him once more.
MacDonald dove in and waved off the combat, a lot to the protest of Carvalho and followers at Wintrust Area. Regardless, the end result held and Loughnane now finds himself atop the featherweight leaderboards.
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Loughnane, 34, bounces again after a TKO loss to Jesus Pinedo within the 2023 PFL featherweight last. The win Friday was his fifth in six most up-to-date outings.
Carvalho, 28, has misplaced six of his eight most up-to-date outings. A former Bellator title challenger, Carvalho’s combat Friday was his first beneath the PFL banner.
The up-to-the-minute 2024 PFL 3 outcomes embody:
- Brendan Loughnane def. Pedro Carvalho through TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 1:26
- Shamil Musaev def. Logan Storley through knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 0:27
- Gabriel Braga def. Justin Gonzales through knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 4:59
- Goiti Yamauchi def. Neiman Gracie through unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Kai Kamaka III def. Bubba Jenkins through unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Adam Borics def. Enrique Barzola through unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Timur Khizriev def. Brett Johns through unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Murad Ramazanov def. Laureano Staropoli through submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 4:07
- Don Madge def. Brennan Ward through submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 1:02
- Thad Jean def. Romain Debienne through knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 2:07
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